Author : Sarah Gailey Narrator : Trendane Sparks Host : Laura Pearlman Audio Producer : Peter Adrian Behravesh Discuss on Forums “Bargain” first appeared in Mothership Zeta (Dec 2015) Bargain by Sarah Gailey Malachai loved his work. He loved wandering among the trappings of enormous wealth and influence, seeing the baubles that humans excreted to […]

Author : Phong Quan Narrators : Andrew K. Hoe and Rasheedah Prioleau Host : Katherine Inskip Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published in Cast of Wonders episode 438. profanity, war, PTSD This is How You Remember by Phong Quan I see the crowds before I see you, […]

Author : Wesley Jenkins Narrators : Eden Royce, Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali, Cherrae L. Stuart, Dominic Rabrun, Alex Jennings and Moses Utomi Host : Andrew K. Hoe Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published as Cast of Wonders episodes 403 & 404. Content warning for language/profanity. This story contains in-character usage of the […]

Author : Kaitlyn Zivanovich Narrator : Cherrae L. Stuart Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums First published in Cast of Wonders episode 437 in November 2020 colonialism, death Candy Wrappers by Kaitlyn Zivanovich The island is a circle. A magmic glow radiates from the lips […]

Author : N.R. Lambert Narrator : Caroline Reid Host : Denise Sudell Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart” by N. R. Lambert previously appeared in Factor Four Magazine, Issue 2 (June 2018), and as Cast of Wonders episode 413 in May 2020 Death […]

Author : Marie Croke Narrator : Kitty Sarkozy Host : Alicia Caporaso Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Previously published as Cast of Wonders episode 434 The Pop-up Artisan of Drink Me Café by Marie Croke I came to her coffee shop, but never bought anything–things like that the owner’s bound […]

Author : Marie Brennan Narrators : Katherine Inskip, Alasdair Stuart and Jeremy Carter Host : Shawn Proctor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published at Tor.com in April 2016, and as Cast of Wonders Episode 405 From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan Dear […]

Author : Lara Elena Donnelly Narrator : Nika Harper Host : William Heydt-Minor Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story previously appeared at Strange Horizons, October 7, 2013 and as Cast of Wonders episode 415 in June 2020. The Witches of Athens by Lara Elena Donnelly There are […]

Author : Maria Haskins Narrator : Amy H. Sturgis Host : Amy Brennan Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums This story was previously published in Mythic Delirium, April 2018, and in Cast of Wonders Episode 401 in February 2020 Mothers, Watch Over Me by Maria Haskins Even in the […]

Author : Siobhan Carroll Narrator : Jeremy Carter Host : Jeremy Carter Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Discuss on Forums Originally published by Tor.com, July 2019, and reprinted in Cast of Wonders 422/423, July 2020   For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll Flash and fire! Bristle and spit! The great […]